[jml]

Hi~
The same thing happened to me -fingertips very dry then little splits/cuts along the corners of my fingertips. So painful! And on each big toe & thumb the corners of my fingernails broke off after feeling like I had an in-grown toe nail infection.
I did the same as Ellie - just used band aids. I was lotioning my fingertips constantly and thought about going to have a parafin dip for fingertips.
I've since switched off Tykerb/Xeloda, so things have gotten a little better.
Wish you good luck with this~

Jml